Author: Jennifer Lahl, CBC Founder

Aug. 7, 2005, 10:00AM State’s first cord-blood bank opens its doors Associated Press SAN ANTONIO – The state’s first public bank for storing umbilical cord blood opened last week as part of a growing movement...

I am on a writing sabbatical through the first week of August. Stay tuned for more from the human future.In the meantime, get your human future fix at my website.

I am just back from Chicago where I met a delightful man who is a medical ethicist from Capetown South Africa. We enjoyed a long conversation about the ethical issues facing those in Africa as it relates to science, technology,...

I am a huge Leon Kass fan. He is a gentle, humble, kind and wise man. Knowing the he is a man of influence and significance is good for our human future. I sleep better knowing people like Dr. Kass are in this great debate of...

Many credible scientists have been working hard to develop ethical ways to advance embryonic stem cell research. Oocyte assisted reprogramming and altered nuclear transfer are two ways to get embryonic stem cells without ever...